For example, we often connect with old school friends, and catch up over a couple of wall posts. Let’s look at each type of tie, and how we might design for them. These are examples of your strong ties. So, when we’re designing for strong ties, we’re designing for small groups of people. Answers. MORE >>

I recently spoke with Deb Lavoy, Director of Product Marketing for Digital and Social Media at OpenText, about promoting collaboration and enterprise design in the 21 st century. For example, a study by consulting firm Blessing White found only 33 percent of North American workers engaged in their jobs. could not agree more. MORE >>

Many sites, like BoingBoing  and  Arts & Letters Daily , for example, have been lovingly hand-picking content and serving it to audiences with specific interests or tastes for years. How can curation help keep your remote team on the same page? page private if you prefer to use it for your team only. Where to start? MORE >>

Gone, thankfully, are the days when the user experience and the user interface were an afterthought in the website design process, to be added on when programming was nearing completion. Some teams were large and highly specialized, while others were small and required a single team member to perform multiple roles. MORE >>

“ Just like with any other UX research or design tool, context plays a critical role in determining how effective prototyping will be for you. When aimed well, a prototype can answer design questions and communicate design ideas. Let’s take a look at some examples. ” Prototyping is a big deal right now. MORE >>